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Colorado Avalanche at Columbus Blue Jackets

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Colorado Avalanche
▸5
Columbus Blue Jackets
1
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Recap

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The Colorado Avalanche beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-1. The Avalanche scored first and never trailed. The Avalanche led 4-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Logan O'Connor's goal at 4:13 of the second period, which took the Avalanche's chances from 64% to 80%. Expected goals favored the Avalanche, 3.8 to 1.7; shots on goal were COL 45, CBJ 32. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Avalanche win a replay of these chances 83% of the time. Alexandar Georgiev stopped 31 of 32 (.969), 0.7 goals saved above expected; Joonas Korpisalo stopped 40 of 45 (.889), 1.2 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Cale Makar (3 A), 2. Nathan MacKinnon (3 A), 3. Artturi Lehkonen (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    COL
    C. Makar3 A
  2. ★★
    COL
    N. MacKinnon3 A
  3. ★★★
    COL
    A. Lehkonen1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
COLCOL112317116545
CBJCBJ11304015132

Scoring

6 goals

1st period

  1. COL
    A. Lehkonen(3)
    N. MacKinnon (14), M. Rantanen (9)
    snapxG 0.20win prob +12 pts
    1-0
    0:33
  2. CBJ
    B. Jenner(2)PPG
    Z. Werenski (4), J. Roslovic (5)
    tip-inxG 0.09win prob +10 pts
    1-1
    12:27

2nd period

  1. COL
    M. Kaut(1)
    C. Makar (10), N. MacKinnon (15)
    snapxG 0.20win prob +16 pts
    2-1
    1:22
  2. COL
    L. O'Connor(3)
    C. Makar (11), D. Toews (7)
    deflectedxG 0.05win prob +17 pts
    3-1
    4:13
  3. COL
    D. Toews(1)
    N. MacKinnon (16), C. Makar (12)
    snapxG 0.14win prob +11 pts
    4-1
    4:50

3rd period

  1. COL
    A. Newhook(2)
    E. Rodrigues (2), M. Kaut (1)
    snapxG 0.07win prob +2 pts
    5-1
    1:36

Penalties

COL 7 PIM·CBJ 7 PIM

1st

  • 4:49CBJGustav Nyquist · Slashingdrawn by Josh Manson2 min
  • 11:59COLSamuel Girard · Holdingdrawn by Boone Jenner2 min

2nd

  • 18:53COLKurtis MacDermid · Fightingdrawn by Mathieu Olivier5 min
  • 18:53CBJMathieu Olivier · Fightingdrawn by Kurtis MacDermid5 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
CBJ goalCOL goalFinal: CBJ 0%

Biggest swing: Logan O'Connor, 2nd 4:13 — COL 64% → 80%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
B. Jenner · On goal · xG 0.20L. Foudy · On goal · xG 0.18P. Laine · On goal · xG 0.14J. Gaudreau · On goal · xG 0.11P. Laine · On goal · xG 0.09B. Jenner · Goal · xG 0.09G. Nyquist · On goal · xG 0.08J. Gaudreau · On goal · xG 0.07V. Gavrikov · Missed · xG 0.06B. Jenner · On goal · xG 0.06J. Gaudreau · On goal · xG 0.05P. Laine · On goal · xG 0.05B. Jenner · Missed · xG 0.04P. Laine · On goal · xG 0.04N. Blankenburg · On goal · xG 0.03J. Roslovic · On goal · xG 0.03J. Bean · Missed · xG 0.03G. Nyquist · On goal · xG 0.03E. Chinakhov · Missed · xG 0.03J. Bean · On goal · xG 0.03K. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.03B. Jenner · On goal · xG 0.02J. Roslovic · On goal · xG 0.02P. Laine · On goal · xG 0.02E. Chinakhov · On goal · xG 0.02E. Gudbranson · On goal · xG 0.02A. Peeke · On goal · xG 0.02B. Jenner · On goal · xG 0.02J. Gaudreau · On goal · xG 0.01A. Peeke · On goal · xG 0.01M. Olivier · Missed · xG 0.01Z. Werenski · On goal · xG 0.01J. Bean · Missed · xG 0.01J. Roslovic · On goal · xG 0.01B. Jenner · On goal · xG 0.01Z. Werenski · On goal · xG 0.01J. Bean · On goal · xG 0.00B. Jenner · On goal · xG 0.00
CBJ1 G · 1.7 xG · 38 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

COLvsCBJ
3.85 G
All situations
1 G1.7
3.55 G
Even strength
0 G1.5
0.30 G
Power play
1 G0.2

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 94 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
COL83%17%CBJ

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.74 – 1.66

How often each side wins a replay of these chances with league-average goaltending at both ends. Rebounds in a flurry are counted once, so a scramble is not three chances.

Team stats

COLvsCBJ
45
Shots on goal
32
57%
Faceoffs
43%
0/1
Power play
1/1
7
Penalty minutes
7
10
Hits
13
13
Blocked shots
20
2
Giveaways
2
3
Takeaways
1

Box score

every player line
Colorado Avalanche skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
49S. GirardD000010.01022—23:19
7D. ToewsD112+430.19000—22:52
8C. MakarD033+440.33110—21:45
29N. MacKinnonC033+340.271001019:41
96M. RantanenR011+240.372008019:29
42J. MansonD000+140.12010—19:29
62A. LehkonenL101+340.63120—18:06
37J. CompherL000+100.000106016:46
18A. NewhookC101+130.191006716:30
6E. JohnsonD000+120.02130—16:02
9E. RodriguesC011+120.430006415:15
25L. O'ConnorR101+120.24020—15:00
61M. KautR112+230.45000—14:11
56K. MacDermidL000030.21005—13:57
11A. CoglianoC000+100.06110012:39
26J. MacDonaldD000010.13000—12:08
22D. HuntL000020.02100—11:57
57M. MaltsevL000030.141006011:05
Colorado Avalanche goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
40A. Georgiev(W)32311.9691.70+0.7059:21

Season series

COL leads 2-0

Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).